Tainted water cleanup advances

Morris Mill, Coulbourne Woods tie-in to Fruitland system likely

1:15 AM,
Sep. 18, 2013

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The Wicomico County Council voted Tuesday to move forward with a clean water project for a neighborhood with Trichloroethylene well water pollution.

The vote set up a public hearing Oct. 14 at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center during which county officials will explain options for a permanent solution and their costs for the Morris Mill and Coulbourne Woods residents.

After that hearing, the council will likely vote to move forward with the $8 million option that extends public water from Fruitland to all the residents in that community. Then, the council will have a second public hearing ...